{"id":7736,"date":"2023-04-05T00:44:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T00:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/steven-mullaney-nottinghamshire-focused-on-title-on-top-flight-return\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T00:44:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T00:44:06","slug":"steven-mullaney-nottinghamshire-focused-on-title-on-top-flight-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/steven-mullaney-nottinghamshire-focused-on-title-on-top-flight-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Mullaney: Nottinghamshire focused on title on top-flight return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$video-1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$video-1.1\">Notts excited for top-flight return &#8211; Fletcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">Captain Steven Mullaney says Nottinghamshire are determined to complete their County Championship renaissance by winning the Division One title this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Last season they then went on to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/63073912\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.$link-2.0\">win the Division Two title and promotion.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;A lot of work has gone into the journey, which hopefully ends with us winning Division One,&#8221; Mullaney said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">&#8220;As good as it was winning a trophy last year &#8211; and it was very special &#8211; we also know it was part of the journey. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">&#8220;Hopefully we can put our case forward this year.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">Nottinghamshire went between June 2018 and May 2021 &#8211; a period of nearly three years that included the pandemic-interrupted 2020 campaign  &#8211; without winning a four-day match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">Notts last played in the top flight before the pandemic in 2019, when they were relegated without winning a match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">Mullaney says their Division One return, which starts at Hampshire on Thursday, will be a &#8220;big challenge&#8221; and one every Notts players is &#8220;excited&#8221; about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">&#8220;We are setting out sights on being right at the top end,&#8221; Mullaney told BBC East Midlands Today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t think you can win if you don&#8217;t believe you can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">&#8220;I hope people underestimate us, because that would be ideal.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">Notts head coach Peter Moores says their season-opener against Hampshire, a side that finished third last season, &#8220;is a good place to start&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".ltlwwrxxji.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">&#8220;Playing against someone that did well last season is a good benchmark to see how we will go,&#8221; 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